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I only make Liturgy one every two months, when I have time to travel to Iceland. There is literally no Orthodox community on the islands. I am the only Orthodox that I know of here. Is there anyone else in such situation?

There are many who have to travel a distance to attend service. My drive (about an hour and a half) is minuscule compared to some, so I hope they comment soon!

Hang in there!

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I only make Liturgy one every two months, when I have time to travel to Iceland. There is literally no Orthodox community on the islands. I am the only Orthodox that I know of here. Is there anyone else in such situation?

Does anyone else have such an issue?

Thanks

Normally when such questions come up I go "Yeah, I had to drive for an hour and a half each way to get to church," but your case is (unless "the islands" are not very far at all from Iceland, but I imagine they are) by far the worst I've heard of.

I only make Liturgy one every two months, when I have time to travel to Iceland. There is literally no Orthodox community on the islands. I am the only Orthodox that I know of here. Is there anyone else in such situation?

Does anyone else have such an issue?

Thanks

50-60 minutes on bike for me.

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I only make Liturgy one every two months, when I have time to travel to Iceland. There is literally no Orthodox community on the islands. I am the only Orthodox that I know of here. Is there anyone else in such situation?

That was just a joke. I've visited Turku only once and with exception of their awful dialect it didn't seem all that bad. I like it in the sense that it has more history behind it than just a hundred years and industrialization. That's quite rare when we're talking about Finnish cities.

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I only make Liturgy one every two months, when I have time to travel to Iceland. There is literally no Orthodox community on the islands. I am the only Orthodox that I know of here. Is there anyone else in such situation?

Does anyone else have such an issue?

Thanks

Hi Foroyingar, welcome to the forum! My parish is three hours drive away and can only afford to go every 2 1/2 - 3 months. In addition, I work every weekend and it is not always easy to get a Sunday off. I don't know of any other Orthodox Christians in my area. At least I only have to drive, and not worry about flying in from a distant island!

I started a post a few months ago about long-distance Orthodoxy, which contains some ideas of how you can 'fill the gap' during the weeks you can't make it to church. Of particular relevance to your situation is post #12 on that thread.

May God bless and open up ways for you to attend divine liturgy more frequently. You are not alone in this situation.

Deborah

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Hey Faroese, I'd be interested in learning about how you became Orthodox.

Maybe a silly question, but would there be any possibility of getting a mission there?

My parents, brother, and I converted because we went to Finland for a little while, actually. That is where we discovered Orthodoxy, we became catechumens in about 4 months. We moved back to the islands before we were received, but we started attending a parish in Reykjavík, Iceland shortly after where we were received. As an adult, when I get the chance, I love to travel, I've visited other churches in Denmark, Scotland, Norway, Finland, and even Holland.

I really don't think there are any other practicing Orthodox here, other than us. I would love to get a mission together, but I don't know if we have the support to do so. But it is a great idea.

I only make Liturgy one every two months, when I have time to travel to Iceland. There is literally no Orthodox community on the islands. I am the only Orthodox that I know of here. Is there anyone else in such situation?

Does anyone else have such an issue?

Thanks

Hi Foroyingar, welcome to the forum! My parish is three hours drive away and can only afford to go every 2 1/2 - 3 months. In addition, I work every weekend and it is not always easy to get a Sunday off. I don't know of any other Orthodox Christians in my area. At least I only have to drive, and not worry about flying in from a distant island!

I started a post a few months ago about long-distance Orthodoxy, which contains some ideas of how you can 'fill the gap' during the weeks you can't make it to church. Of particular relevance to your situation is post #12 on that thread.

May God bless and open up ways for you to attend divine liturgy more frequently. You are not alone in this situation.

May the road rise up to meet you.May the wind always be at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,the rain fall soft upon your fieldsand until we meet again,may God hold you in the palm of his han